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With A Population of 8,341.
AND STAR-TIMES— (CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER
VOLUME 57, NO. 50
$1.50 a Year in Alleghany County
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY, AUG. 29, 1946
$2.00 a Year Out of County
• Schools Open With Record Enrollment
Alleghany Gets
Extra Allotment
Of Scarce Sugar
Sugar Is Granted By OPA
Through Influence Of Con
gressman Doughton
Some relief for the acute sugar
shortage in Alleghany county was
seen this week with the announce
ment by a wholesale grocery firm
that a carload of sugar would be
available for this section this
week end or the first of next
week.
Through the influence of Con
gressman R. L. Doughton, it was
learned here yesterday, an extra
allotment of sugar has been made
by the OPA for this section. The
sugar is being handled by a
wholesale grocery firm and will
be shipped by rail to Elkin where
it will be distributed.
All retail merchants in Alle
ghany county who wish to get
sugar are asked to send their
name and address, along with the
total of the amount of stamps
they have for the purchase to
Thomas and Howard Company,
I care General Delivery, Elkin. N.
C., and they will be notified when
to get the sugar, it was explained.
The merchants will pick up the
sugar direct from the Elkin depot,
it was pointed out. Customers
must purchase the sugar from the
retail grocers as usual, it was an
nounced.
Housewives throughout the
county, who have been having
much difficulty in securing sugar
for canning and other household
needs, will welcome the extra al
lotment, merchants declared.
Pa- Crouse. of Alleghany coun
j ty and Blan Eller, of Ashe coun
ty, were each fined $5.00 and cost
at a hearing before Justice of the
- Peace G. Glenn Nichols this week
for violation of the hunting law.
it was announced.
Crouse and Elle>' were arrested
by Harve Goodman, county game
warden, for killing squirrels out
of season. They had six squirrels
when they were caught, it was
announced. The two men were
hunting in the Bullhead section
of this county.
Warden Goodman warned hunt
ers that the hunting laws would
be strictly enforced, pointing out
that persons caught violating
them in any way would be sub
ject to fine. He explained that
the squirrel season does not open
until September 15.
SERVICES ANNOUNCED
Eld. Edd Douglas and Eld. Mack
Daniel will preach at the home
of Eld. A. L. Presnell on Friday
ni^ht, August 30 at 8:00 p. m., it
was announced this week. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend. ,
Building Struck
By Lightnin
A blinding Hub of light
ning struck the community
'uilding Monday afternoon
during an electrical storm
'ere, hut did no damage other
than loosening some of the
tones in the left chimney.
TKe office of County Agent
R. E. Black was not occupied
>t the time the lightning
struck, but the stove pipe,
vhieh was connected to the
chimney, wu knocked down
and soot and trash cluttered
‘lie furniture in the room.
Members of the staff in the
AAA office reported that the
Impact sounded like a stick of
-tynamite going off on the roof
and an eye witness said that
lhc whole chimney was light
ed until it looked like it wu
rad hot.
> Fortunately, no fire was
Alleghany Baptist
Association To Be
Held September 7-8
MODERATOR OF ASS N
John M. Cheek, moderator,
who will preside at the Alle
ghany Missionary Baptist As
ociation Sept. 7-8.
County Board Of
Elections Will
Meet Tomorrow
ft
Will Determine Legitimacy
Of Present
KuMato ’'
tion of
f the noxnina
mocratic candidate
for representative from Alleghany
county will be determined tomor
row morning at ten o’clock at a
call meeting of the Alleghany
County Board of Elections in the
"ourthouse here, G. Glenn Nich
ols, chairman of the board, an
nounced this week.
The meeting was called fpllow
ing the protest filed by the Re
publican party, which stated that
the board of elections had no au
thority to file the candidate, in
the first place, since no vacancy
actually existed at the time. It
will be remembered that follow
ing the withdrawal of G. Glenn
Nichols and Walter F. Osborne,
Tr., as candidates for the nomina
i o n for representative be
fore the primary, the ex
ecutive board named Carlisle
Higgins as a candidate. This ac
tion is what the Republican party
is protesting, contending that the
executive board did not have the
authority to do so before the pri
mary. It was pointed out that the
law states that such an appoint
ment may be made after the pri
mary, but makes no mention of
any time prior to a primary.
In addition to this matter, the
board will also pass on a change
in the township line between
Glade Creek and Gap Civil. The
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Dr. I. G. Greer And Hon.
R. L. Doughton To Be
Speakers
I The 50th annual session of the
Alleghany Baptist Association
I will be held at the Osborne Me
| morial church at Piney Creek on
i Saturday and Sunday, September
I 7 and 8, John M. Cheek, moder
I ator, announced this week.
| Since last year, it was pointed
j out, the executive committee of
I the association ordered that the
I meeting be limited to two days’
and one night’s session instead of
the regular three-day session.
Dr. I. G. Greer, superintendent
of the Baptist orphanage at Thom
asville, will be one of the prin
; cipal speakers on the program,
| while Rev. W. T. McGhee, of the
i Baptist hospital, Winston-Salem,
will also speak. Hon. R. L.
Doughton, Alleghany’s disting
uished statesman, will also ad
dress the association briefly on
Sunday morning, it was announc
ed.
Mr. Cheek pointed out that a
detailed program of the proceed
ings would be given next week.
Ong of the outstanding church
events of the year in Alleghany
county, hundreds of people are
expected to attend the two-day
session.
Sparta Scnool,
Is Overc^dsd
V
The extremely crowded condi
[ tions at Sparta high school have
j warranted the building of a pe
I tition in the auditorium to house
the eighth grade, Principal Ray
> H. Walker, said this week.
1 Since this is the first year that
I the school will have a twelfth
' grade to graduate, and since there
i are a number 01 new students en
tering the eighth grade and since
10 students left the school last
year because there was no grad
uating class, the classrooms all
over the school are extremely
crowded- it was pointed out. In
addition, there are 83 first grade
pupils to date, with more expeet
d. a larger number than has
ever entered school at Sparta.
Sgt. Eldridge
Gets Promotion
Sgt. Bryan Eldridge, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Eldridge, of Glade
Valley, was recently promoted to
his present rank at Ft. Knox, Ken
tucky, where he is stationed with
the Quartermaster Corps Truck
company.
Sgt. Eldridge spent eight months
overseas in Germany, after which
he re-enlisted far eighteen
months.
More Drastic Priorities Are
Put On Building Materials
Washington — The Govern
ment slapped more drastic prior
ities on building materials for the
lagging housing program Tues
day night and ordered a 27 per
cent slash in nonresidential build
ing.
This followed disclosure by
Civilian Production Administra
tor John D. Small that he will
gradually transfer virtually all
his control over new construction,
except industrial plants to Hous
ing Expediter Wilson W. Wyatt.
The decisions — reached after
Reconversion Director John R.
Steelman had referred a dispute
between the two officials—were
announced. Jointly by Small and
Wyatt, who termed them "dras
tic" and “sweeping." They take
effect Sept. 1.
, of scarce ma
im 79 per cent
r cent on bath
side by. manu
facturers and dealers for sale only
to builders who hold the “HH,”
or housing, priority.
These “set asides” compare with
60 per cent in most cases at pres
ent, and they must be held indef
initely for veterans housing, in
stead of for 21 to 30 days.
Twenty-seven more materials,
including stoves, linoleum and.
lighting fixtures, were added to
the list of 25 already subject to
the hotne builders’ priority.
The goal, said the Federal an
nouncement. is to “bring about
the completion of a great volume
of houses and apartments before
winter sets in.”
The National Association of
Home Builders, closing a two-day
meeting with Wyatt, said the
moves are “in line with what
we’ve been advocating all along,”
but predicted that 200,000 to 300,
000 partly finished dwellings will
remain uncompleted unless “some
real expediting is done.”
Are Attending Agricultural Meeting At State Test Farm
Here are some of the leaders who will a ttend the meeting at the State Test Farm at
Transou, today. Reading from left to righ t: Congressman R. L. Doughton, Commis
sioner W. Kerr Scott and W. B. Austin.
Stores Will Be
Closed Monday
For Labor Day
County Commissioners Will
Postpone Monday Meeting
Until Tuesday
All business houses and public
offices in Sparta and throughout
the county will be closed on Mon
day, September 2. in observance
rof Labor Day, it was announced
this week. -
A number of people expect to
observe the last holiday of the
summer fishing, picnicing or
staying home for a day of rest.
The Board.of County Commis
sioners of Alleghany county wHq
were scheduled to meet on Mon
day, announced that they would |
postpone the meeting until Tues-1
day. The regular business will ■
be taken up at this time, it was '
pointed out. The schools of the
county will remain open as usual. |
The Northwestern Bank will be
closed for the day and the B. and
T. Drug Company will observe
Sunday hours, as will the Sparta
Bus^Terminal.
Alleghany county rural carriers
will observe the holiday and there
will be no rural delivery on Mon-,
day, it was announced. The
Sparta post office will also be
closed, opening only for morning
and afternoon mails.
No special entertainment has I
been planned here to date, and j
the holiday is expected to be
uietly observed.
VTW Post Meets
Here Tonight
The Bruce • Wayne Osborne
Post of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars will hear the ninth district
president at their regular meet
ing, Amon Edwards, post com
mander, announced.
A record attendance is expect
ed for the meeting, when the
group will hear their first speak
er from state headquarters.
THOMPSON REUNION
WILL BE HELD SUN.
The Thompson family reunion
will be held at the Rocky Ford
church at Mitchell’s River, near
Elkin, on Sunday, September 1,
Rush Thompson, of Glade Valley,
announced this week.
All members and friends of the
family are cordially invited to at
tend the reunion.
HOME AGENT ATTENDS
MEET IN ASHEVILLE
Mrs. Isom Wagoner, Alleghany,
county hpme agent, is attending
a meeting of Home Demonstra
tion agents at Asheville this
week. Mrs. Wagoner will meet
with her regular clubs next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Potrer Collins and
daughter, Virginia, have returned
home from a visit with relatives
in Maryland. They were accom-*
panied home by Mr. Collins’
nephew, Jack Billings, who spent
a week here.
N. C. Board Of Agriculture
And Other Officials Meet
At State Test Farm Today
ML Primitive
Baptist To Hold
148th Meeting
Session To Open Friday And
Continue Through Sunday;
Visiting Elders Expected
The one hundred and forty
eighth annual session of th£
Mountain Primitive Baptist asso
ciation will convene at Saddle
Creek church, five miles west erf
Independence, Va„ on Friday
morning at 11 o’clock for a three
day meeting.
Hundreds of visitors from
North Carolina and other states
are expected to attend the asso
ciation. Eld. S. B. Roberts, of
Galax, Va., is moderator; J. M.
Rector, of Galax, clerk and Lon
M. Reeves, of Sparta, assistant
clerk.
The business session of the
three-day meeting will be held
on Friday morning at the church
and the introductory sermon will
be delivered. An afternoon ses
sion will also be held in an out
door stand. The association will
convene at 10 o'clock on both
Saturday and Sunday mornings
and at 1:00 o’clock on each of
the afternoons. Lunch will be
served on the grounds on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
A number of visiting elders are
expected to be present for the
meeting, among them: Eld. George
Denny, Pilot Mountain; J. A.
Fagg, Winston-Salem; Watt Tut
tle, Danbury; L> P. Broadway,
Salisbury; W. I. Kilby, Welch, W.
Va.; J. D. Vass, of Hillsville, Va.,
past moderator of the association;
Ed Davis, Whitetop. Va.; Joel E.
Marshall, Stuart Va., and J. Har
ris from the New River Asso
ciation.
(Continued on Page 41
Kerr Scott And Dr. L. D.
Baver Speak To Leaders
Attending Meeting
Members of the N. C. Board of
: Agriculture, Commissioner W
Kerr Scott, highway officials, Lt.
Governor L. Y. Ballentine, Con
gressman R. L. Doughton, exten
sion officials of State College and
many other leaders interested in
the agricultural development of
North Carolina gathered at the
.Upoer Mountain Experiment Sta
tion, at Transou today, toinittate
tile program now activated there.
The day’s program got un
derway at 11:00 o’clock when
Fred E, Miller, director of N. C.
Test Farms, presided. Mr. Miller
presented Commissioner Scott,
who, in turn, introduced the
members of the board and other
officials.
Dr. L. D. Baver. director of
N. C. Experiment Stations, was
among the officials who spoke to
the group. Following the formal
program in the morning a barbe
cued-beef picnic lunch was serv
ed. In the afternoon officials and
others had an opportunity to view
the test farm.
D, S. Coltrane, assistant Com
missioner of Agriculture, as well
as all members of the board, in
cluding W. B. Austin, Jefferson:
Claude T. Hall, Roxboro: D. R.
Noland, Clyde; J. H. Poole, West
End: Charles T. Cates, Mebane;
D. J. Lybrook, Advance; Lyon
L. Weil, Goldsboro; W. Ivan Bis
sett,''Griffon; Miss Ethel Parker,
Gatesville; Hoyle C. Griffin, Mon
roe, are expected to be present.
James Graham, superintendent
of the Test Farm, and W. B. Aus
tin have been working with other
officials on the arrangements for
the ineeting.
George Lee Eldridge returned
home this week from Myrtle
Beach where he spent a week
with Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Berry.
Sparta Shut Out Scottville
Team In Game Here Saturday
Hundreds of enthusiastic fans
witnessed the shutout handed
Scottville Saturday by a strong
Sparta team on the local mound
by a score of 9-0. Atwood, pitch
ing for Sparta, gave up five hits,
while Shepherd and Huffman, on
the mound for Scottville. gave up
i total of 15. Holloway was
:atcher for Sparta, and Perkins
For the losers.
In the second week end win
ding for Soarta. West Jefferson
was defeated 9-4 here, Sunday.
West Jefferson was in the lead
)-2, until the seventh inning,
with seven runs. Paul Perkins
was pitching for West Jefferson
and John Mac Edwards for
Sparta.
In the second game, Lansing
was the winner by a score of 9-1,
with Blevins and King again on
the mound. Eleven strike outs
were made with King and Key
leading hitters for the winners.
Scottville defeated Lansing 6-1
oh the Scottville diamond Sun
day with Cox on the winner's
mound. Cox scattered a total of
| six hits in his second winning
of the season. Campbell was the
leading hitter for the winners and
Childress for Lansing. On the
mound for the losers were Spen
cer and Harrison. Outstanding
catches in the outfield for Lans
ing were made by Blevins, Jones
and Spencer.
Approximately 400 people wit
nessed the double header defeat
handed the West Jefferson team
by Lansing on the victor’s dia
mond Saturday afternoon. In the
opening game, with Blevins and
King on the mound for Lansing,
the West Jefferson team was de
feated 12-7. Blevins and King
struck out nine, with Keyes as
the leading hitter. On the mound
for the losers were Bower, Bare
and Allen.
Every Teaching
Position Filled
By Opening Date
Crowded Conditions Exist In
All Schools Throughout
County
All schools throughout Alle
ghany county opened on Monday
morning, with a total enrollment
far exceeding any previous year
, in the history of the county
schools, according to all reports
and with every teaching position
filled, Supt. Clyde Fields said
yesterday.
Opening exercises were held in
a number of the schools and many
, parents visited the first day, it
was pointed out. No exercises
were held in the Sparta school
sihce the auditorium was parti
tioned for classrooms due to the
crowded conditions, it was ex
plained.
Some changes were made in
the teaching positions in the va
rious schools throughout the
county as to grades, it was point
ed out.
The unusually large enrollment
has constituted a big problem in
most of the schools, but classes
have met this week despite the
crowded conditions, it was ex
plained. A light schedule has
been absorved at Sparta school,
it was pointed out.
It was also explained that
schools throughout . the county
would be in operation on Monday
and would take no holiday in ob
servance of Labor Day.
Murder Charges V
Have Been Drawn
. • W • - -
[ Sparta factor Released On
| $15,00# Bond In Connection
With Woman’s Death
Solicitor Ralph J. Scott said
yesterday that warrants had been
drawn charging Dr. B. O. Choate,
of Sparta, and C. W. Seagle, of
i Charlotte, with murder in con
nection with the death of Mrs.
Annie Mae Crotts Anderson, who
died in an Elkin Hotel on Satur
day night. s
Mrs. Anderson, a native of Da
vie county and daughter of W. M.
Crotts of Mocksville, was found
dead in bed at Hotel Elkin Sun
day morning. A coroner’s jury
empaneled by Dr. J. L. Woltz, of
MoUr-t Airy, Surry coroner, found
she came to her death as the re
sult of an abortion alleged to have
been performed by Dr. Choate.
Both Dr. Choate and Seagle
were first charged with aiding and
abetting in the death of Mrs. An
derson as the result of an abor
tion. Dr. Chcate is at liberty un
der a $15,000 bond.
Seagle, who delayed in posting
bond until Tuesday was held in
jail until that time when he was
released under an $8,000.00 bond.
Guests of Mrs. John M. Cheek,
Monday, were Mrs. Minnie Cor
nett, of Fresno, California, and
Mrs. J. C. Padgett and Mrs. L.
C. Dickenson, of Independence,
Va.
Sugar Stamp 49
To Be Extended I
Washington—OPA at.,
nounced Tuesday that spare |
ration Stamp W will be good
for ' fir* pounds of sugar
Sept. 36, instead of ex
31 as originally
was granted,
of loeal ]
shbrtag** which have prevent
ed housewives in some areas
frort using the stamp. The |
agency said spare Stamp 51
will he good for five pounds |
of sugar during the October
Dec ember qnarttr.
The sugar stamp announce
ments came as the Adminis
tration’s economic high com
mand sought to reconcile dif
ference’s between OPA and
the Agriculture Department on |
the level ef ceilings to be re